21 Jan 2016

US rapper to face trial, announces retirement

Mos Def announced his retirement from the music industry after the release of his final album in 2016.

SC: Tigers important, but development more so

The Supreme Court said that though conservation of tigers is important, it cannot be at the cost of movement of traffic.

China, Saudi Arabia step up bilateral relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping started his tour of West Asia by visiting Saudi Arabia on 19 January, in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries.

Mumbai to get India's first LGBT cab service

A Mumbai based community organization Humsafar Trust, along with Wings Travels, has launched a taxi service exclusively operated by LGBT individuals.

20 Jan 2016

PM Cameron supports burqa ban in schools, courts, borders

Britain's PM David Cameron voiced his support for barring face-covering veils like the burqa from being worn in schools, courts and border checkpoints.

Sunny overwhelmed by audience reaction to sexist interview

Sunny Leone thanked her supporters on Twitter for the overwhelming show of love and also, posted a Facebook video thanking her fans, which has been viewed by 2,00,000 supporters within an hour.

Actress Asin takes her marriage vows

Bollywood actress Asin got hitched to businessman Rahul Sharma in Delhi on 19 January.

Health conditions of Indians improved: NFHS survery

Phase-I data of the much awaited 'National Family Health Survey-4' (NFHS-4, 2015-16) was finally released by Union Health Ministry.

Govt to reduce tax disputes by 50%

In a bid to make taxation policies people friendly, the government is working on reducing the number of pending tax disputes by half.